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Sayers Common Chimney Survey
Chimney surveys for homes and businesses in Sayers Common. We have completed more than 5,000 surveys across London and South East England.
- Staining on walls around the chimney
- Gaps in the mortar around the pots
- Loose, cracked or missing pots
How a chimney survey works in Sayers Common
We inspect chimneys from wherever they can be seen safely: from the ground, from windows and vantage points, and from the loft where there’s access. With our Premium Survey, a drone inspection is included where it applies. If we cannot see part of the stack, the report makes that clear. Each defect is recorded with a photo and a plain description. If you’ve noticed eroded joints in the brickwork and cracked or missing flaunching, we can find out what’s behind it, on chimney breasts, chimney pots and cowls and shared and party-wall stacks alike.
Older buildings in small places like Sayers Common may be listed or in a conservation area. If yours is, re-roofing in different materials may need consent, so the council is the place to check. Knowing the roof’s condition helps you plan ahead with that in mind. Older materials such as clay tiles, slate and stone are often matched when work is done.
The written findings come by email, easy to pass on to a roofer, an agent or an insurer. Basic reports come within 48 hours, Standard within 24–48 hours and Premium on the day.
- Place
- Sayers Common (BN6)
- Region
- West Sussex
- Cost
- From £150 inc. VAT
- Reports
- Written, with photos, emailed to you
- Survey days
- Monday to Sunday, daytime
- Cover
- PI and public liability insurance
- Phone
- 07833 053749
- Page updated
- 27 October 2026
Your questions about chimney surveys in Sayers Common
Does a conservation area affect roof work in Sayers Common?
Start with Historic England’s list for listing and your council for conservation areas. It’s worth checking before planning roof work, as both can affect what’s allowed.
Do you cover smaller places like Sayers Common?
Yes, Sayers Common is on our map. Villages and rural addresses get the same survey as a town house, with the route planned beforehand.
Do I need to be at home?
If the survey includes the loft or the inside of the building, someone needs to let us in. We will talk about access as you book.
Can you survey in bad weather?
Light rain doesn’t usually stop a survey, and it can even help show where water is getting in. Heavy rain or strong wind can ground a drone and make the roof unsafe, so we’ll agree a new date if the weather is not suitable.
What’s in the survey report?
A written report with photos, explaining the condition of the chimney stack, any defects and our recommendations. The Standard Survey adds moisture detection and a structural check, and the Premium Survey adds thermal imaging, drone inspection where it applies and structural analysis.
What does a chimney survey cover?
Every part of the stack we can see from safe positions: pots, cowls, flaunching, pointing, bricks and flashings. Leaning, unused stacks and damp on chimney breasts are recorded too.
Which days do you carry out surveys?
Visits run seven days a week in the daytime, which suits people who work during the week. Just say which days work for you.
Useful tips for Sayers Common property owners
There’s plenty you can do without going near the roof. What helps most:
- Ask for ventilated caps on redundant stacks
- Photograph damp patches with the date
- Book a sweep for flues that are in use
- Make sure fixings on the stack are secure
If the report recommends a structural engineer, a sweep or a Gas Safe registered engineer, it will say why. It gives them a clear starting point.
Watch for damp or staining on chimney breasts. The sooner damp is spotted, the easier the cause is to find.
Why act early in Sayers Common
If you are thinking of removing or reducing a stack, it helps to know its condition first. In a conservation area or on a listed building, changes may need permission from the council and the council can advise. Matching old materials, like handmade tiles or stone slates, can take time to source. That’s one more reason to find defects before they become urgent.
Our price is from £150, including VAT. Basic starts from £150, Standard from £250 and Premium from £400, VAT included.
What you get with us
- Customer satisfaction of 98%
- Visits on any day of the week
- Plain-English reports with photos
- Drone and thermal imaging surveys available
Read our cost guide and what we found on two real jobs.
What a chimney survey looks like in Sayers Common
Historic houses such as Ockenden Manor, about 4.6 miles north-east, show how far back building in the area around Sayers Common goes. On older houses around here, roofs frequently carry the marks of earlier repairs, from replaced slates to new lead, and any change of roofing material on a listed home needs checking with the council first. Older houses across Sussex frequently have handmade clay tiles, and many have tile-hanging on their upper walls. Horsham stone slab roofs survive on some old Sussex buildings. Each of these coverings has its own weak points, from fixings and valleys to flashings, chimneys and gutters.
Take a building like Albourne CofE Primary School: large buildings have long gutter runs and big roofs that need checking like any other. If you live in an older home near Christ Church, its roof may have old fixings, lead flashings and chimneys that need a closer look. If you own a rental within reach of Hassocks station, a roof report between tenancies helps plan work before a small defect becomes a tenant’s leak.
Sayers Common is about 3 miles west of Burgess Hill, in West Sussex. Sayers Common gets the same service as everywhere else we work: a proper look at whatever is safely visible, photos and a clear written report. Our area takes in places right across West Sussex. For surveys nearby, see our Brighton page.
Every address in BN6 is covered for chimney surveys. If you need a chimney survey at a property on Goldcrest Drive, Dunlop Close and Reed's Lane or anywhere close by, we can survey it. We also cover Hickstead (1 mile north), Hurstpierpoint (1 mile south-east), Goddards Green (2 miles north-east), Hurst Wickham (2 miles south-east) and Jacob's Post (3 miles east). Further out, we also cover Crawley (11 miles north), Horsham (10 miles north-west), Worthing (12 miles south-west), Haywards Heath (6 miles north-east), Burgess Hill (3 miles east) and East Grinstead (15 miles north-east).
Near you in Sayers Common
Locally, jobs take us to homes and businesses close to St Paul's Catholic College and the streets around them. The closest station to Sayers Common is Hassocks station, about 2.9 miles south-east. Nearby you’ll also find Clayton Castle (3.6 miles south-east) and The Dene Hospital (1.8 miles north-east). For a walk, there’s Wolstonbury Hill and Bedelands Farm Nature Reserve.
What affects the cost of chimney surveys
Not every roof costs the same to survey, and it comes down to:
- Building height and the viewpoints available
- House, block, shop or office
- The roof’s overall size
- Whether thermal imaging or a drone is needed
Simple, low roofs take less time to survey than tall or complicated ones, and the package you pick makes a difference too. We’ll give you the figure before anything is booked.
Booking your survey
The more you tell us, the easier it is to price the survey. When you get in touch, it is useful to mention:
- The type of building and roof, such as pitched or flat
- Where any leaks, stains or damp patches show inside
- Access details, such as a loft hatch or a shared roof
- The address and postcode of the property
Buyers should book once an offer has been accepted, so there’s time to use the report before exchange. For any other survey, just call 07833 053749 or send us an email when you’re ready.
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How the survey changes by roof type
Chimney pots and cowls
Damaged pots are a safety concern as well as a leak risk. We record their condition with photographs.
Chimney breasts and the loft
Damp patches on chimney breasts often point to a problem above. We check them and at the stack in the loft where there’s safe access.
What happens on the day
The aim of the visit is simple: to look at the chimney stack as closely as is safe and record what we find. Notes and photos go into the written report. The visit usually takes about one to two hours at a typical home, and more on a big or complicated roof. Older roofs in small places like Sayers Common can have low, tight loft spaces, so it is useful to know whether there’s a loft hatch and how easy it is to reach. We only go where it’s safe.
- You let us know whether any stacks are shared, unused or leaning.
- We check the roof around each stack, including the flashings.
- We look at the flaunching and pots on every stack.
- Any lean, spalling or worn pointing is recorded.
- The report explains the condition and which work is most urgent.
Getting ready for the survey
- Find any records of previous roof work
- Show us where any leaks or stains appear
- Clear the way to the loft hatch
Getting a price
Photos help, if you have them. Take them safely from ground level or a window, and please don’t climb up for a closer look. To get started, call 07833 053749 or email us.
Related advice
When you need someone else
Every survey has limits, and we’d rather be clear about that before you book. Keep these in mind:
- Whether the flue is safe to use
- Conditions inside walls
- Structural calculations for a leaning stack
If you are not sure which survey you need, ring 07833 053749 or use the contact form and we will give you a straight answer. What our survey covers.
Roofs we survey in Sayers Common
- Chimney pots and cowls
- Chimney breasts
- Shared and party-wall stacks
- Flaunching
- Lead flashings
- Brick chimney stacks